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Talking about nail clippers: I always found it weird that nail clippers seem to be the most common device for cutting your finger nails outside of Europe. Over

by ginko 6y ago

Talking about nail clippers: I always found it weird that nail clippers seem to be the most common device for cutting your finger nails outside of Europe. Over here we have specialized scissors[1] for this which seem to give a lot more control and better results. Anyone seen these elsewhere? I guess they’re a bit harder to use? [1] https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagelschere https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagelschere

PaywallBuster 6y ago
Maybe specific to your home country. Most people use clippers, the scissors usually show up in woman's bags
kace91 6y ago
In spain at least we mostly use nail clippers as well, I've only seen specialized scissors used for babies for some reason.
- benhurmarcel 6y ago
  Same in France. Both exist but clippers are more common.
quietbritishjim 6y ago
Nail scissors have a better cutting action but nail clippers are much easier to use, especially with your less-dominant hand. I'm a huge fan of Stylfile clippers [1], which have a scissor-like cutting action but clipper-like form factor. They were created by one the wonders of the UK version of The Apprentice (but don't let that put you off!). [1] https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stylfile-AV5P1a-S-Clipper-Nail-Clipper/dp/B008OQLACO https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stylfile-AV5P1a-S-Clipper-Nail-Clip...
- anonymfus 6y ago
  > Nail scissors have a better cutting action but nail clippers are much easier to use, especially with your less-dominant hand. The main problem is not hand dominance of the user, it's chirality of the scissors themself. When you cut with scissors in the correct hand with a conventional grip, you force blades closer together which helps with a cut, but put the same scissors in the other hand and your fingers will now drag the blades apart. Hence there are three solutions: you can have a pair of scissors with opposite chirality, you can try to grip wrong chirality scissors such way that you don't drag their blades apart, or you can have high quality scissors with pivot pin tight and strong enough that you will not experience that effect. The scissors in swiss army knifes/cards for example are both high quality and allow for alternative grips.
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egeozcan 6y ago
I'm living in Hesse and here the clippers are popular (Even sold in REWE). But maybe it's regional?
fomine3 6y ago
This is my favorite nail cutter that's just like scissors. I can't back to normal nail cutter. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000SRVQ26 https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000SRVQ26
cesarb 6y ago
Both nail scissors and nail clippers exist here in Brazil. I don't know which is more common, but both are easy to find.
mcguire 6y ago
That would explain why I once spent a week in Amsterdam with excessively long fingernails---I'd forgotten to bring some and I don't like shears (they give worse results and less control).

by ginko 6y ago

PaywallBuster 6y ago

Maybe specific to your home country. Most people use clippers, the scissors usually show up in woman's bags

kace91 6y ago

In spain at least we mostly use nail clippers as well, I've only seen specialized scissors used for babies for some reason.

benhurmarcel 6y ago
Same in France. Both exist but clippers are more common.

quietbritishjim 6y ago

Nail scissors have a better cutting action but nail clippers are much easier to use, especially with your less-dominant hand. I'm a huge fan of Stylfile clippers [1], which have a scissor-like cutting action but clipper-like form factor. They were created by one the wonders of the UK version of The Apprentice (but don't let that put you off!). [1] https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stylfile-AV5P1a-S-Clipper-Nail-Clipper/dp/B008OQLACO https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stylfile-AV5P1a-S-Clipper-Nail-Clip...

anonymfus 6y ago
> Nail scissors have a better cutting action but nail clippers are much easier to use, especially with your less-dominant hand. The main problem is not hand dominance of the user, it's chirality of the scissors themself. When you cut with scissors in the correct hand with a conventional grip, you force blades closer together which helps with a cut, but put the same scissors in the other hand and your fingers will now drag the blades apart. Hence there are three solutions: you can have a pair of scissors with opposite chirality, you can try to grip wrong chirality scissors such way that you don't drag their blades apart, or you can have high quality scissors with pivot pin tight and strong enough that you will not experience that effect. The scissors in swiss army knifes/cards for example are both high quality and allow for alternative grips.
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egeozcan 6y ago

I'm living in Hesse and here the clippers are popular (Even sold in REWE). But maybe it's regional?

fomine3 6y ago

This is my favorite nail cutter that's just like scissors. I can't back to normal nail cutter. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000SRVQ26 https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000SRVQ26

cesarb 6y ago

Both nail scissors and nail clippers exist here in Brazil. I don't know which is more common, but both are easy to find.

mcguire 6y ago

That would explain why I once spent a week in Amsterdam with excessively long fingernails---I'd forgotten to bring some and I don't like shears (they give worse results and less control).